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Richard Whitehead MBE

Richard Whitehead: The Usain Bolt Of The Paralympics On His Way To Tokyo 2020

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Richard Whitehead, MBE, known until 2 years ago by millions for his distinct running style, world records and multiple gold medals in the T42 100m and 200m. Richard Whitehead runs like lightning – he is the Usain Bolt of The Paralympics! Since 2017 Richard still has the formidable winning […]

Ali Jawad, Credit: Ali Jawad

Ali Jawad: On Russia’s Tokyo 2020 Ban And His Battle Against Crohn’s disease To Break World Records

Andrea Macdonald, founder of ideaXme, interviews Ali Jawad, Paralympic gold medalist and world record breaking powerlifter. “When I was born the doctor wanted to kill me!”, Ali Jawad. Jawad, is a Paralympic gold medalist and world record breaking powerlifter with Crohn’s disease who was influenced by American sprinter Michael Johnson whom he saw on the […]